adjective 1. superlative of . [free] /fri/adjective, freer, freest. 1. enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people. 2. pertaining to or reserved for those who enjoy personal liberty: They were thankful to be living on free soil. 3. existing under, characterized by, or possessing civil and political liberties that are, as a rule, constitutionally guaranteed by representative government: the free nations of the world. 4. enjoying political autonomy, as a people or country not under foreign rule; independent. 5. exempt from external authority, interference, restriction, etc., as a person or one’s will, thought, choice, action, etc.; independent; unrestricted. 6. able to do something at will; at liberty: free to choose. 7. clear of obstructions or obstacles, as a road or corridor: The highway is now free of fallen rock. 8. not occupied or in use: I’ll try to phone her again if the line is free. 9. exempt or released from something specified that controls, restrains, burdens, etc. (usually followed by from or of): free from worry; free of taxes. See also . 10. having immunity or being safe (usually followed by from): free from danger. 11. provided without, or not subject to, a charge or payment: free parking; a free sample. 12. given without consideration of a return or reward: a free offer of legal advice. 13. unimpeded, as motion or movement; easy, firm, or swift. 14. not held fast; loose; unattached: to get one’s arm free. 15. not joined to or in contact with something else: The free end of the cantilever sagged. 16. acting without self-restraint or reserve: to be too free with one’s tongue. 17. ready or generous in giving; liberal; lavish: to be free with one’s advice. 18. given readily or in profusion; unstinted. 19. frank and open; unconstrained, unceremonious, or familiar. 20. unrestrained by decency; loose or licentious: free behavior. 21. not subject to special regulations, restrictions, duties, etc.: The ship was given free passage. 22. of, relating to, or characterized by : a free economy. 23. that may be used by or is open to all: a free market. 24. engaged in by all present; general: a free fight. 25. not literal, as a translation, adaptation, or the like; loose. 26. uncombined chemically: free oxygen. 27. traveling without power; under no force except that of gravity or inertia: free flight. 28. Phonetics. (of a vowel) situated in an open syllable (opposed to ). 29. at liberty to enter and enjoy at will (usually followed by of): to be free of a friend’s house. 30. not subject to rules, set forms, etc.: The young students had an hour of free play between classes. 31. easily worked, as stone, land, etc. 32. Mathematics. (of a vector) having specified magnitude and direction but no specified initial point. Compare 1 (def 9). 33. Also, large. Nautical. (of a wind) nearly on the quarter, so that a sailing vessel may sail free. 34. not containing a specified substance (usually followed by of or from): Our deli meats are free of additives. See also . 35. (of a linguistic form) occurring as an independent construction, without necessary combination with other forms, as most words. Compare 1 (def 11). 36. without cost, payment, or charge. adverb 37. in a free manner; freely. 38. Nautical. away from the wind, so that a sailing vessel need not be close-hauled: running free.verb (used with object), freed, freeing. 39. to make free; set at liberty; release from bondage, imprisonment, or restraint. 40. to exempt or deliver (usually followed by from). 41. to relieve or rid (usually followed by of): to free oneself of responsibility. 42. to disengage; clear (usually followed by from or of). Verb phrases 43. free up,

Idioms 44. for free, Informal. without charge: The tailor mended my jacket for free. 45. free and clear, Law. without any encumbrance, as a lien or mortgage: They owned their house free and clear. 46. free and easy,

47. make free with,

48. set free, to release; liberate; free: The prisoners were set free. 49. with a free hand, generously; freely; openhandedly: He entertains visitors with a free hand. /friː/adjective freer, freest 1. able to act at will; not under compulsion or restraint 2.

11. (postpositive; often foll by of or with) ready or generous in using or giving; liberal; lavish: free with advice 12. unrestrained by propriety or good manners; licentious 13. not occupied or in use; available: a free cubicle 14. not occupied or busy; without previous engagements: I’m not free until Wednesday 15. open or available to all; public 16. without charge to the subscriber or user: freepost, freephone 17. not fixed or joined; loose: the free end of a chain 18. without obstruction or impediment: free passage 19. (chem) chemically uncombined: free nitrogen 20. (phonetics) denoting a vowel that can occur in an open syllable, such as the vowel in see as opposed to the vowel in cat 21. (grammar) denoting a morpheme that can occur as a separate word Compare bound1 (sense 8a) 22. (logic) denoting an occurrence of a variable not bound by a quantifier Compare bound1 (sense 9) 23. (of some materials, such as certain kinds of stone) easily worked 24. (nautical) (of the wind) blowing from the quarter 25. (usually imperative) feel free, to regard oneself as having permission to perform a specified action 26. (not standard) for free, without charge or cost 27. free and easy, casual or tolerant; easy-going 28. make free with, to take liberties with; behave too familiarly towards adverb 29. in a free manner; freely 30. without charge or cost 31. (nautical) with the wind blowing from the quarter: a yacht sailing freeverb (transitive) frees, freeing, freed 32. (sometimes foll by up) to set at liberty; release 33. to remove obstructions, attachments, or impediments from; disengage 34. often foll by of or from. to relieve or rid (of obstacles, pain, etc)noun 35. (informal) a freesheetadj.

The primary sense seems to have been “beloved, friend, to love;” which in some languages (notably Germanic and Celtic) developed also a sense of “free,” perhaps from the terms “beloved” or “friend” being applied to the free members of one’s clan (as opposed to slaves, cf. Latin liberi, meaning both “free” and “children”).

Of nations, “not subject to foreign rule or to despotism,” it is recorded from late 14c. (Free world “non-communist nations” attested from 1950.) Sense of “given without cost” is 1580s, from notion of “free of cost.” Free lunch, originally offered in bars to draw in business, by 1850, American English. Free pass on railways, etc., attested by 1850. Free speech in Britain used of a privilege in Parliament since the time of Henry VIII. In U.S., as a civil right, it became a prominent phrase in the debates over the Gag Rule (1836).

Free enterprise recorded from 1890; free trade is from 1823. Free will is from early 13c. Free association in psychology is from 1899. Free love “sexual liberation” attested from 1822. Free range (adj.) is attested by 1960. Free and easy “unrestrained” is from 1690s. v.

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